Somebody Really Likes Ike

Sorry we haven’t posted in a few days. Been busy reorganizing my records. Again. Here are some items we missed on eBay:

So when did Ike Quebec become an artist whose records would approach the $1,000 bin? How about this one: Ike Quebec, It Might As Well Be Spring, Blue Note 4105. This was an original New York USA pressing that was listed in M- condition for both the record and the cover. It sold for, get ready, $887.

This one broke into the $1,000 bin, but not as a surprise: Helen Merrill, Emarcy 36006. This was an original pressing, with Clifford Brown on trumpet and the blue writing on the back label. Despite some mentions of surface noise, the seller listed the record as M- for both the record and the cover. I suppose a record can have a couple of pops or a drop of surface noise and still be M-, right? I mean, few of these records from the ’50s are absolutely perfect. Anyway, this one sold for $1,035. Then again, for $1,035 maybe there’s shouldn’t be any pops or clicks when you listen.

This one had five or six clicks on a feelable scratch and the cover had a cut-out hole, which I kind of hate and rarely have ever seen on original Blue Notes: Hank Mobley Quintet, Blue Note 1550. This one was rated in VG+ or VG++ condition (based on the description, VG+ sounds more accurate) and VG+ for the cover. It sold for $643.80. All things considered, I think that’s a pretty hefty price.

 

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6 comments

  • 1550: hefty indeed! The cover was non laminated, so may be a Liberty or UA printing, which indeed had C/O holes.

  • The seller of the Quebec also got a pretty hefty price on “Elder Don.” I think I paid about $40 for my VG++ mono copy a few years ago.

  • I have the Ike Quebec as a Japanese reissue and boy do I wish I had this original 1st pressing. But 887 bucks… My word…

  • theres no cutout holes on 1500 series, it must be a real hole

  • Prices have gone crazy lately… I think there is a new generation of buyer out there, with more money than information about what things are currently worth…

  • Hello Tony, what do you mean exactly with your statement ? can you explain more about ? thanks a lot!

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